Monday, December 17, 2012

hopelessly bound to the stake

o What are three pieces of information you chose? Why did you choose the three?
  • This cartoon signifies the cruel treatment by the wealthy industrialists toward their workers.
i choose this information cause it summarizze the picture
  • These unions fought for better working conditions, higher wages, and shorter work days.
This is a big part of how jobs work today.
  • Due to the ongoing tensions and pressures between the employers and the laborers, many strikes and riots erupted, plaguing the late nineteenth century with industrial unrest, and creating the stage for workers' reforms in the twentieth century.
i choose this piece of info because it tells how this age ended an started a new one.
o Were labor unions necessary? Why?
Yes because the industries treatment were unfair. so the unions fought for there fair treatment for there workers
o Did the government help make monopolies? How?
yes because the creator lf industries would send out their lowers to bribe political candidates to make sure there able to keep there monopolies.
o How did money in politics contribute to this cartoon? How has this changed?
they made their worker do harsh labor and gave low income. and job cants give ridicously low incomes and work hours.

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